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Burnett, saviour of Ashtead, bows out

26 October, 2006 By Andrew Gaved

PLANT HIRE - George Burnett retires from Ashtead at the end of the year, having spent 22 years building up what is now the second biggest hire group in the world. Andrew Gaved charts a career that has been nothing if not eventful